I’ve seen a few people say they don’t want family kissing their baby. I get it for the first few months but saw someone say they wouldn’t let in-laws kiss baby at 4 months. What are your thoughts? Why not if no?
Also what age do you think it’s acceptable? I think when they’re a little older they can decide for themselves. You should never force a child into any type of affection
I let family / in-laws kiss my baby and don’t see an issue as long as there’s no Coldsores or illness
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No, You never know what they do with their mouths or what they have that can't be seen, you'll be surprised how many people don't brush their teeth as well, its a hard NO for me me and my husband dont kiss our babies either but we allow them to kiss us on our cheek

Our families kiss our children - cheeks, forehead hands etc etc, anywhere essentially but the mouth, although I and my partner do kiss our children on the lips. Affection isn't forced on them and it's on their terms (more so with my eldest really who is old enough to make her own desicions)
Me, personally, have pretty much always allowed my family and my in-laws to show this kind of affection from a pretty young age
Our families are sensible so we have no issues
I suppose whatever you are comfortable with as parents is acceptable, however I do think some people just straight up don't like the in-laws 🤣
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